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Guillame Avallone

5.0 out of 5 starsAttanasio Always A Winner

9 May 2014 - Published on Amazon.com

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I've read this book twice now, once in paperback form 15 years ago and once on Kindle Fire just recently. Both times were amazing. And while I've now read enough Attanasio to where he's no longer as life-changing as he was when I was 14, I still find myself recommending his work. It will change your life. It will grow your brain and twist your mind into new and fascinating shapes.

Now for the nitty-gritty. This e-book rerelease is actually more of a Special Edition of the paperback novel. Attanasio's been reworking his Perilous Order series, and I must say, this book has improved tremendously from what I remember. I'd give details, but you know, SPOILERS. Anyway, I definitely recommend it. Fun fact: The Perilous Order of Camelot is four books long. I read Serpent and Grail first, even though it's the last book. I found I could follow along just fine. (maybe from my familiarity with the Arthurian saga?) That said, some folks might do well to hunt down the first three books first.

Attanasio blends magic and myth with astrophysics and quantum mechanics. He's able to create a world where the gods and goddesses of man's disparate faiths can coexist in a hyper-realistic world of electromagnetic fields that sometimes take the form of terrifying monsters. It's fun stuff.

If you need a nap, this book is for you. It put me to sleep so many times, it was frustrating. I've read many versions of the Arthurian legend but this one was overly complicated with battling gods and demons, the inclusion of modern theories of physics and visions of nuclear holocaust in the future. The story was interrupted by the inclusion of commentaries by the nine queens of Avalon that added nothing to the story and the use of ostentatious vocabulary that even my Kindle dictionary couldn't decipher. All in all, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

This guy goes insane with imagery and descriptions. These ratings for sex and violence... this is another take on Morte d'Arthur legend, and there are wars fought as well as palace intrigue. It comes with that territory. This also delves into cultural clashes, between Druids, early Christians, and the common folk of the times. Excellent read, though maybe not for anyone before their last few years of high school.

I knew this would be a book on King Arthur and the Grail, what I didn't expect was a meandering tale of his mother Ygrane, his sister MorgueLeFey, Merlin, and devils named Lucifer, Loki, and the fairies ( called here as Daoine Sid ). I am wondering about the mention of a dragon slumbering at Earth 's core and a world tree. This story gets very loose in its weave, and uses a lot of ancient folklore magic and beings.

This book took a pretty convoluted look at this well examined legend and added someinteresting if odd takes of it's own. I personally felt it was very choppy. Reviewingthe Nordic Gods before reading might be helpful. Doesn't have anything on Marion Zimmer Bradley.